Cirrhosis: An Underappreciated Public Health Challenge

Cirrhosis is a chronic disease that is increasing in prevalence, affecting ~5-10 million adult Americans. While most patients with cirrhosis are not very sick, they nonetheless require resource-intensive, chronic and expensive care - that is underappreciated. Many opportunities exist to improve care for patients with cirrhosis. Guests: Daniela Ladner, MD, MPH Professor of Surgery Director Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC) Northwestern University This webinar is part of the Translational Applications in Public Health mini-series, which is a collaboration between the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) and the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute.